"Science has fulfilled her function when she has ascertained and enunciated truth."

"Every great advance in natural knowledge has involved the absolute rejection of authority."

"All truth, in the long run, is only common sense clarified."

"Of moral purpose I see no trace in Nature. That is an article of exclusively human manufacture and very much to our credit."

"The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract."

"The harmony of the universe dictates that every step forward is a victory over stagnation."

"You know the best thing about competition? There's this whole strategy game, and when it all works out its like solving that hard math equation. You finally get the answer and you're so happy."

"Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but the core of science fiction, its essence has become crucial to our salvation if we are to be saved at all."